Yukon Metals Corp

What Yukon Metals Corp does

Yukon Metals Corp. (CSE: YMC; FSE: E770; OTCQB: YMMCF) is a Vancouver-headquartered, publicly listed junior mineral exploration company focused exclusively on copper-gold and silver-lead-zinc assets in Yukon Territory, Canada, with a substantial gold and silver component. The company controls a 19-project portfolio spanning more than 62,000 hectares, with priority drill programs underway at the AZ and Birch copper-gold systems, the Star River gold-silver-copper project, and generative exploration across the broader portfolio including Carter Gulch, Expo, Fairway, Nut, Risby, and the recently optioned Sumo property. The portfolio was assembled through the 2024 acquisition of Lapie Mining Inc. from the Berdahl family, the same prospecting team credited with Snowline Gold's district-scale assets.

Core exploration activity relies on conventional mineral industry techniques: HQ diamond drilling, geological mapping, rock chip and soil geochemistry, induced polarization (IP), airborne magnetics, and electromagnetic surveys, with results disclosed through NI 43-101 technical reports. Reported intercepts include 14.35 g/t Au within 47.4m of 0.43 g/t gold at Birch, up to 26% Cu and 5.73 g/t Au in rock samples at AZ, and 250 g/t Au from rock sampling at Carter Gulch. Yukon Metals operates with a lean team (1-10 employees) and engages Yukon-based contractors including Vision Quest Drilling, New Age Drilling Solutions, Archer Cathro, Capital Helicopters, and Kluane First Nation-owned service providers.

Yukon Metals is pre-revenue with no mineral production. The business model is capital-markets driven: the company funds exploration through successive equity financings (private placements of flow-through and HD units), targeting institutional and retail investors via a Canadian Securities Exchange listing, FSE and OTCQB listings, dedicated investor relations, mining investment conferences, and digital marketing campaigns. Pricing of securities is set through broker-led syndicates (ATB Cormark, Canaccord Genuity, Haywood Securities), with capital deployment prioritized toward drilling, geophysical surveys, and property acquisitions. Revenue generation is contingent on future discovery, delineation, and either development or sale of mineral deposits.

Name

Yukon Metals Corp

Legal name

Yukon Metals Corp.

Website

https://yukonmetals.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Yukon Metals Corp. is a Vancouver-headquartered, publicly traded junior mineral exploration company (CSE: YMC) advancing a 19-project, 62,000+ hectare portfolio of copper-gold and silver-lead-zinc assets in Yukon, Canada, funded entirely through equity financings and targeting institutional and retail resource investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Junior Mineral Exploration

NAICS

Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230), Other Metal Ore Mining (212290)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000), Gold And Silver Ores (1040)

akta.pro primary industry

Copper Exploration & Resource Development (IMAKADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA), Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL)

Keywords

• Mineral exploration services
• Copper gold exploration
• Junior mining company
• Diamond drilling programs
• Critical metals discovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Exploration Stage - No Revenue: Yukon Metals is a pre-revenue mineral exploration company. It has not generated revenue from mineral production. The company is funded entirely through equity financings (private placements) to conduct exploration activities with the goal of discovering economically viable mineral deposits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yukon Metals Corp is a junior mineral exploration company advancing a 19-project portfolio covering more than 62,000 hectares in Yukon, Canada, focused on copper-gold and silver-lead-zinc assets. The company conducts diamond drilling, geological mapping, rock chip sampling, soil geochemistry, induced polarization, and airborne geophysical surveys to identify porphyry and skarn-style copper-gold mineralization, with active 5,000-metre drill programs at the AZ and Birch projects and additional generative work across the Star River, Expo, Fairway, Nut, Risby, and Carter Gulch properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AZ Copper-Gold Project Copper-gold porphyry/skarn exploration project in Yukon hosting a large copper-bearing mineralized system with high-grade rock samples up to 26% Cu and 5.73 g/t Au, currently being advanced with HQ diamond drilling and geophysical surveys.
• Birch Copper-Gold Project Copper-gold skarn and porphyry exploration project with a 750-metre mineralized footprint and stacked skarn horizons, highlighted by a 14.35 g/t Au intercept within 47.4m of 0.43 g/t Au from a 300-metre step-out hole.
• Star River Gold-Silver-Copper Project Gold-silver-copper exploration project in Yukon covering approximately 730 hectares, part of the broader generative exploration pipeline with first-pass drilling returning 11.7 g/t Au results.
• Expo Project Mineral exploration project in Yukon covering approximately 4,556 hectares, part of the foundational Lapie Mining asset package acquired in 2024.
• Fairway Project Mineral exploration property in Yukon held as part of the broader generative exploration portfolio advancing copper-gold and critical metals targets.
• Nut Project Mineral exploration property in Yukon held as part of the broader generative exploration portfolio advancing copper-gold and critical metals targets.
• Risby Project Mineral exploration property in Yukon held as part of the broader generative exploration portfolio advancing copper-gold and critical metals targets.
• Carter Gulch Gold Property High-grade gold exploration property in Yukon covering approximately 1,462 hectares (70 claims), characterized by rock samples grading up to 250 g/t Au and an average of 17.8 g/t Au from the 2025 sampling program.
• Sumo Copper-Gold Property Copper-gold exploration property under option in Yukon covering 75 quartz claims (1,875 hectares) located 10 km east of the Birch Project, consolidating Yukon Metals' position in the Birch district.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14.35 g/t gold intercept within 47.4m of 0.43 g/t gold at Birch copper-gold project
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vision Quest DrillingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Kluane First Nation citizen-owned drilling company engaged for diamond drilling programs at AZ and Birch properties.
• Market IQ Media GroupminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 May 2026Digital marketing campaign provider for comprehensive six-month campaign valued at US$200,000, including SEO, targeted distribution across financial media platforms, multimedia services, and analytics reporting.
• Ryan BurkecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Optioned Sumo copper-gold property from prospector Ryan Burke, consolidating position in the Birch district. Option terms total approximately $395,000 in cash, 1.5 million shares, and $3.6 million in work expenditures over six years.
• Native Ads, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 November 2025Digital marketing campaign provider engaged for US$140,000 campaign commencing November 2025, providing strategic content creation, targeted distribution, email marketing, and digital campaign optimization.
• Berdahl Family / Lapie Mining Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2024Acquired Lapie Mining Inc. from the Berdahl family-owned company, building on over 30 years of prospecting. This acquisition provided the foundation assets for Yukon Metals' exploration portfolio.
• KäganìcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKluane First Nation citizen-owned enterprise providing camp services for exploration activities in partnership with Archer Cathro.
• New Age Drilling SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorYukon-based drilling contractor engaged for diamond drilling at Birch property, partnering with Vision Quest Drilling.
• Archer CathrocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLongstanding Yukon-based exploration contractor providing support services in partnership with First Nations-owned enterprises.
• Capital HelicopterscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorYukon-based helicopter support provider engaged for exploration programs.
• MinconsultcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContractor engaged for drill pad construction at AZ property, partnering with Vision Quest Drilling.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ATAC Resources Ltd. Junior copper-gold explorer with the Rackla project in Yukon, similar to Yukon Metals' district-scale Cu-Au strategy. Operates in the same jurisdiction targeting porphyry and skarn-style mineralization.
• Dolly Varden Silver Corporation: Silver-gold junior explorer in northwestern British Columbia with comparable commodity exposure (silver, gold, base metals) and similar market capitalization and exploration-stage profile.
• Snowline Gold Corp: Gold exploration company in Yukon built by the same Berdahl family prospecting team behind Yukon Metals. Most direct peer due to shared founders, district-scale strategy, and identical Yukon operating jurisdiction.
• Banyan Gold Corp. Gold-focused junior explorer with the AurMac project in Yukon. Comparable in size, stage, and commodity mix to Yukon Metals' gold assets (Star River, Carter Gulch).
• Western Copper and Gold Corporation: Advancing the Casino copper-gold project in Yukon — the most advanced copper-gold asset in the territory. Directly comparable to Yukon Metals' Cu-Au portfolio but at a substantially more advanced development stage.

Emerging players

• Scottie Resources Corp. Small-cap gold-silver-copper explorer in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Similar pre-resource stage, junior-market cap, and exploration GTM to Yukon Metals.
• Cantex Mine Development Corp. Junior base-metals (silver-lead-zinc) and gold explorer in the Yukon and Nevada. Comparable scale and pre-revenue exploration profile to Yukon Metals' non-copper assets.

Broad incumbents

• Agnico Eagle Mines Limited: Major gold producer that previously operated the Eagle gold mine in Yukon and remains an active acquirer in the territory. Represents the strategic exit that Yukon Metals' portfolio could eventually attract.
• Hecla Mining Company: Established silver-gold producer with diversified North American assets and active in the Keno Hill silver district adjacent to Yukon's mineral belts. Comparable commodity exposure to Yukon Metals' silver-lead-zinc assets.
• Newmont Corporation: World's largest gold miner and active acquirer of copper-gold assets globally, including exploration-stage juniors. Represents a potential strategic acquirer of advanced Yukon Metals' projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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